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Not long after the old woman Alokotán, who conducted the Sayang and made them dance Da-eng, arrived and she began to perform the ceremony. When it became morning, "You people who live with us, come and pound rice," said Aponibolinayen. So the people gathered and pounded rice for them. As soon as they finished pounding rice she commanded her liblibayan to go and get betel-nuts.
Soon the liblibayan returned and they said, "We did not get the betel-nuts which you desired for we found a pretty toy among the branches of the tree." Aponitolau took the branch of the tree which shone as if covered with fire and he put a blanket on it and many pillows around it.
"I do not wish to marry Gimbangonan for she is not the woman I met by the river." "Do not be angry with me for I did what you wished. I would not have engaged you to Gimbangonan if you had not sent me." They sent their liblibayan to go and get betel-nuts which were covered with gold, for they intended to make Sayang, so that they could find out who the woman was who had been by the river.
In a few days they built their balaua and the liblibayan got betel-nuts which were covered with gold, and they oiled them and sent them to invite the people in all parts of the world. So the betel-nuts went. As soon as the betel-nuts arrived in Kabilabilan, they said, "Good morning, Kagkagákag," to the man who was lying in his balaua covered with mud.
Liblibayan, Banbanayo, and Banbantay, are lesser spirits, who formerly aided "the people of the first times." The term "Alan" comprises a large body of spirits with half human, half bird-like forms. They have wings and can fly; their toes are at the back of their feet, and their fingers attach to the wrists and point backward.
So Aponibolinayen said, "Ala, you alan who live in the different springs and bananáyo of Kaodanan and you liblibayan, go and get the jars, malayo and tadogan, sumadag and ginlasan and addeban and gumtan, which Kanag must pay as the marriage price for Dapilísan."
Aponibolinayen again commanded the liblibayan, alan, and the other spirits to go and get the golden beads. As soon as they secured the beads they put them on the thread which surrounded the town. Not long after they arrived and they strung the beads on the thread. As soon as they finished, Dalonágan hung on the thread to see if it would break.
As soon as they had again commanded the liblibayan to get the betel-nuts they went and soon they arrived with the fruit. They oiled the betel-nuts and sent them to every place in the world and if anyone refused to come they were to grow on their knees. Not long after the betel-nuts went to the different towns and invited all the people.
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